meriting

/ˈmer.ɪt/ (bre, ipa) · [mˈɛrətɪŋ] /ˈmer.ɪt/ (ame, ipa)

meriting — verb

  • meritingpresent simple I / you / we / they
  • meritings3rd person singular
  • meritinging-ing form
  • meritingedpast simple

1. the -ing form of merit, attached to a noun to say that the noun is good enough o

1.動詞及物C1
釋義

the -ing form of merit, attached to a noun to say that the noun is good enough or serious enough that it should receive some kind of response — for example, a problem meriting attention, or work meriting praise.

例句

Cyrus wrote a short report on the issues meriting urgent action from city hall.

noun + meriting + noun phrase as a postmodifier

The judge listed three points meriting closer review before the next hearing.

common collocation: meriting closer/further review

同義詞
  • deserving

    more common and less formal; works in the same participial slot

  • warranting

    formal, often used for action that a situation justifies

  • worthy of

    adjective phrase, not a participle; needs a different sentence shape

反義詞

文法句型

[noun] + meriting + [noun phrase]

meriting + further/closer/special + [noun]

用法筆記

Only sense that uses 'merit' as a continuous or participial form. Subject is usually an inanimate noun (issue, point, behaviour, work, case); the noun that follows 'meriting' names the treatment owed — attention, review, praise, punishment.

常見錯誤

❌He is meriting a prize for his project.
✅His project merits a prize.
💡'merit' is rarely used in the continuous tense with a human subject; use the simple present.
❌The plan is meriting of further study.
✅The plan merits further study.' or '...a plan meriting further study.
💡do not add 'of' after 'meriting'.